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Censorship mars Beijing Olympics, says rights group
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): Chinese government censorship seriously marred the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday and added that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and corporate sponsors have not spoken out about the government's human rights r
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Imran Khan courting radicals to hide govt's failure: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 6 (ANI): Pakistan under Imran Khan's rule has slid into radicalization even as it struggles with a looming economic crisis and poor human rights record.
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Turkish-American football player Enes Kanter lauds US human rights record
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): Turkish-American football player Enes Kanter after gaining US citizenship has praised Washington's track record on human rights.
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Pakistan shows dismal Human Rights record under Imran Khan government
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1 (ANI): Pakistan Human Rights under Imran Khan is going from bad to worse as noted by Human Rights agencies.
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Enforced disappearances remain a taint on Pakistan's human rights record:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1 (ANI): Pakistan mocks the United Nations concern over enforced disappearances, which continues to be practised with impunity in the country, according to a Canada-based think tank, which says that these practices remain a taint on Islamabad's human rights reco
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Hope Japan will not politicise sports, says China amid global call for dip
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 24 (ANI): Amid global call for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, China on Friday urged Japan to take concrete actions to honour its word on supporting each other in hosting the Olympics and on not politicizing sports.
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China's human rights record is under the scanner as the country prepares t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China] December 6 (ANI): China's human rights record is under the scanner as the country prepares to host the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, with activists pointing out that rights abuses go against the spirit of the games.
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China faces growing opposition to 2022 Winter Olympics due to human rights
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 23 (ANI): China faces growing opposition to the 2022 Winter Olympics on account of a dismal human rights record, particularly in the Xinjiang region against the Uyghur Muslims, said a Canada-based think tank.
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Afghan crisis: Scores march in Geneva; call Swiss govt to not recognise Ta
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): Scores of people including the Afghan diaspora held a protest march here against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, highlighting the appalling human rights record under the outfit's previous regime.
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New Chinese law tells religious leaders to 'support CCP'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 25 (ANI): Despite growing pressure on China over its human rights record, the Chinese government is set to implement a new decree next month that will require all religious leaders to "follow the lead of and support" the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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UNHRC must pay attention to Pakistan's deplorable human rights record: Ind
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): India on Monday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for its state-sponsored and supported grave violation of human rights of its people, saying the UN body must pay urgent attention to Islamabad's deplorable hum
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Yearender 2020: Clampdown in Hong Kong, treatment of Uyghurs worsen China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): It was a year that worsened China's global image. While COVID-19, which emerged in its city of Wuhan, was a factor, China's coercive tactics with countries in its neighbourhood and beyond, its clampdown on people in Hong Kong in breach of "one governme
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